She was a pampered girl who became a pampered young woman—so where did this woman come from? How did she move towards that? A biography of Anthony describes Katharine as the only member of the third-generation of Drexels that displayed any of the business acumen for which the banking family was known. About a hundred friars from St.
In all, Drexel established 50 missions for Native Americans in 16 states. In a school to train teachers opened in New Orleans. In Mother Katharine had a serious heart attack. She spent the next 20 years in prayerful retirement. She died on March 3, She is interred in the crypt of the Motherhouse Chapel in the St. Katharine Drexel Shrine.
March 3 is recognized by the Catholic Church as St. However, in order to be canonized the Church requires proof of at least two miraculous cures due to the intercession of the candidate. Miracle Number One In when Robert Gutherman was 14 years old he suffered a severe ear infection that destroyed the three bones in his right ear that are necessary for hearing. Not only did he suffer great pain, he found that he had completely lost hearing in that ear.
His family began to pray to Katharine Drexel for relief of his pain. Several months later, after an unsuccessful surgery, the doctors found that not only had the three bones been fully restored, but he also had regained his hearing. Medical experts called the cure medically unexplainable and, in , Pope John Paul II accepted the cure as the first miracle attributed to the intervention of Katharine Drexel. Katharine Drexel was beatified by Pope St.
Miracle Number Two: Amy Wall was born in with nerve deafness in both ears that was considered incurable. She was found to have normal hearing in both ears. On Jan.
Katharine and began the process for her canonization. On property across Deep Creek, St. Katharine build St. Francis de Sales, a boarding school for black girls.
Katharine, Louise and Elizabeth. Emma always dressed Louise in white or blue. Katharine and Elizabeth always lovingly regarded Emma as their mother. Biography of Saint Katharine Drexel. The Drexel household was a happy one, in a large but simple home at Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
Francis Anthony Drexel was hard-working and a successful banking partner with his brother, Anthony. Emma M. Bouvier Drexel, his wife, proved to be very loving, faith-filled and a caring parent to their three daughters, Elizabeth, Katherine Katie and Louise. It was here that these young women realized that their lavish wealth was to be shared, not only with neighbors in need, but also with Missionaries throughout the world who were serving the poor and destitute.
She died at the age of 96 on March 3, , in Cornwell Heights, Pennsylvania. During her life she had given approximately 20 million dollars to help people in need. Drexel's order had more than members at the time of her death. With her assistance, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament had opened missions, 49 elementary schools and 12 high schools. Today, the order continues its missionary and educational work. In the s, the Catholic church began the process of considering Drexel for sainthood.
She was beatified in after the Vatican found that prayers to Drexel had restored a teenager's hearing. Her feast day is March 3. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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